Britain's cheapest supermarket has been named after a price comparison website looked at the cost of a trolley of essential items, including bread, milk, canned foods and cleaning products.
The pandemic has left a lot of people in financial trouble and picking up a bargain on the weekly shop is now more important than ever.
Consumer experts Which? Looked at branded and items at Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose to find which supermarket gave the best value for money in August 2020.
They looked at prices over the whole month to find out where you can save the most money on the weekly shop.
The report looked at the prices of semi-skimmed milk, free-range eggs, Hovis wholemeal bread and Knorr vegetable stock pots to work out which supermarket was the cheapest, on average, across the month.
The shopping list combined branded items, such as Kenco Millicano coffee, and Twinings English breakfast tea, with own-label products including pasta, lettuce and milk.
It found a significant difference between the cheapest supermarket, where a trolley of goods would have cost £66.45, and the priciest, where you would have paid £105.25.
The cheapest supermarket in August was Aldi, where a trolley of groceries would have set households back £66.45.
Lidl was just behind with the same items adding up to £67.17.
Julie Ashfield, at Aldi, said: "We know that this is a difficult time for many and so we are incredibly proud to have maintained our position as the UK’s cheapest supermarket. We remain wholly committed to continuing to provide our customers with the best value products of any supermarket."
Asda was the cheapest 'big four' supermarket, with a basket of goods rolling in at £74.12.
Upmarket Waitrose was £38 more expensive than Aldi at £105.25 for the same items.
Which? also compared a trolley of 165 items (the original 74 items, plus 91 more) to reveal the cheapest grocer for a super-sized shop.
This included a selection of branded items, such as Branston baked beans and Flash cleaning spray, not typically available all year round from the discounters.
Asda, at £256.31, was by far the cheapest supermarket - costing £15.41 less than its nearest rival Tesco.
Compared with priciest supermarket Waitrose (£322.87), Asda shoppers could have saved an eye-watering £66.55.
Here's the cheapest supermarket for a 74-item shop
Aldi: £66.45
Lidl: £67.17
Asda: £74.12
Tesco: £82.11
Morrisons: £84.73
Sainsbury's: £87.45
Ocado: £100.16
Waitrose: £105.25
